An Assortment of Colonies

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An Assortment of Colonies

• A Great and Victorious England

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Turning Point in History

• What is a turning point in history?
• A dramatic change in a country or countries.

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Defeat of the Spanish Armada

• English burned ships at the port of Cadiz
• Philip II wanted to invade England, believed that
  he should be king of England.
• Wanted to restore Catholicism to England
• A storm hindered the Spanish (Protestant wind)
• Armada was outmaneuvered by the smaller, quicker
  English ships.
• Far from home, could not get fresh supplies

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• Was the defeat of the Spanish Armada a turning
  point in history?
• England now becoming the leading nation in the
  world, and this event marks the decline of Spain
  as a world power.

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• Suppose the Spanish Armada was successful in
  invading England.
• What changes might have occurred in history?
• Speaking Spanish
• More of the North America would be Catholic
• No American Revolution, at least not at that time
• Government would be different, not a democracy
• Maybe no civil war
• Possibly less reliance on African for slave labor
• Not a superpower
• Not as diversified as a nation
• Architecture would be different, i.e., similar to
  California and the Southwest US

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Essay 2 (200 words)

• Why was the defeat of the Spanish Armada a
  turning point in history and speculate on what
  might have been different if the Spanish would
  have won and conquered England?

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